VA Camp near orgen C H
Janary the 26 the 1864
Dear wife it is with plesher that i
drop you A few lines to let you no
that i am well hopen when thes
few lines Coms to youer hand may
find you all in good helth i resevd
youer leter that you rote on the
8 of dis month and i was glad to
hear that you was all well me and
H H Caldwell got our box dis morning
and we was glad to see it Come
fore we hant drayd any meat
in too are three weeks it Come
in A mity good time you sed
that the was taxeing the Cows i
dont no what the poore pepile
will du if dis ware dont Com to
A Close but i think that it
will come to A Close dis spring
some time Cence i think that the
are A bout [??????] to eat
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we have hed sume mity purty
wether fore the last week but
we have had sume mity hard
wether the first of dis month
it will sone be spring and we are
still hire yit i wod like to be
At home to be plowing but i dont
no when i will git dire but i
still liv in hopes that i will git
dire sume time i no that dis
old ware will stop some time
and we will all be free onc A
gane i got mi pants and apels and
the was all good the was the first that
i have eat dis winter Co i must Come
to A close by asken you to rite as
sone as dis Comes to hand you must
ex Cuse mi bad rien derect youer let
to richmond 46 reg Co K in the
care of Capt Bost WP Cline
to M C Cline